Government Digital Service

Defra’s experience running a GovTech challenge

The Smart Waste Tracking Team, 5 October 2018 - Digital strategy

...prepared to cater for lots of interest in your challenge. Find out more about the GovTech Catalyst. Read more about how to submit a challenge and the challenge selection criteria....

Podcast: Head of GOV.UK Neil Williams looks back on his time at GDS

The GDS Team, 28 September 2018 - GOV.UK, People and skills, Podcast

https://governmentdigitalservice.podbean.com/mf/web/umna4j/Podcast_Ep01_Mixdown_2018-09-27_1_.mp3 In the first episode of a new series of GDS podcasts, senior writer Angus Montgomery talks with the outgoing head of GOV.UK, Neil Williams, about his time here....

Why we’re taking a strategic approach to communication

Lucy Denton, 27 September 2018 - GDS team, Ways of working

We've just published our first communications strategy to help tell the story of GDS and the transformation across government. Learn more about our plans and the 3 themes we'll be focusing on in the coming year.

How we’re helping public sector websites meet accessibility requirements

Anthony Ilona, 24 September 2018 - Accessibility

...accessibility standards is a way of proving that you’ve made reasonable adjustments. What you need to do There are 2 main requirements: meet accessibility standards - this means making your...

Apply for the Digital, Data and Technology Fast Stream and become a future leader

Iain Boyd - Engagement Lead for GOV.UK Forms, Government Digital Service, 20 September 2018 - People and skills

...to code. Throughout the programme you’ll be learning from brilliant and talented colleagues and mentors. Over the past 4 years, the scope of the DDaT Fast Stream has continuously adapted...

We’ve updated the GDS YouTube channel

Alastair Mogford - former Motion Graphic Designer & Filmmaker, Government Digital Service, 14 September 2018 - Accessibility, Digital strategy, GDS team

...results as sometimes the older version would appear higher in search results. Unlisting older content stopped this. Grouping films together by series We countered content being hard to find by...

Accessibility advice when creating a UK government consultation

Alistair Duggin - former Head of Accessibility, Government Digital Service, 13 September 2018 - Accessibility

...designer GOV.UK content should always be written in plain English, so a content designer helped turn some of the policy-heavy wording into simpler language. For instance, we changed some headings...

What’s happening with the service standard?

Stephen Gill - Content Lead for GOV.UK, Government Digital Service, 12 September 2018 - Service design

...need it. We’ll still promote open standards and ask service teams to open source new code. And we’ll still ask service teams to avoid locking in particular technology solutions, reuse...